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Tourism industry “Restart Timetable” released
Tuesday | May 26 2020AUSTRALIANS could be heading to New Zealand for a holiday in early Jul and venturing to other short-haul international markets by Sep, according to a timetable released today by the newly formed Tourism Restart Taskforce (TD 29 Apr).
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A glimmer of spending light
Tuesday | May 26 2020THE latest consumer travel spending data from News Corp Australia (pictured) shows a small improvement across all sectors, despite being collated for the week to 11 May, before the latest government moves to open intrastate travel.
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What will travel be like on the other side of lockdown?
Tuesday | May 26 2020MARK Carter is a Director, Author and Learning & Development professional. As a keynote speaker and consultant he works with businesses to adapt their brand.
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Fly365 directors face claims
Monday | May 25 2020THE directors of the collapsed Fly365.com online travel agency (TD 24 Feb) have been accused of authorising “uncommercial transactions” worth more than $6.25 million in the final days of the company.
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Air NZ exec restructure
Monday | May 25 2020AIR New Zealand has announced a “streamlining” of its executive ranks as it grapples with the fallout of COVID-19, reducing its executive team by a third.
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UK coach operator collapses
Monday | May 25 2020BRITISH company Specialist Leisure Group has been placed into administration, with more than 2,500 jobs lost as a result.
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EK details safety plan
Friday | May 22 2020EMIRATES has today unveiled new “multi-faceted measures for employee and customer care at every step of the travel journey,” which are being implemented effective immediately as the carrier phases in operations.
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Canberra requests bubble
Friday | May 22 2020CANBERRA Airport Managing Director Stephen Byron has written to the Premiers of Queensland and South Australia to request a travel bubble be created between the ACT and each state.
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Rex responds to ASX query
Friday | May 22 2020REGIONAL Express has apologised to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) for not providing a formal update about its possible plans for services between the country’s capital cities (TD 13 May), telling the ASX that it “did not expect that information to have a material effect on our share price”.
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OPINION: Post COVID-19 travel: a shift towards sustainability?
Friday | May 22 2020SANDRINE Camia is Deputy General Manager of the Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Authority.